tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55470825935968999942024-03-13T22:24:31.886-07:00Texas Disability BlogThis Blog discusses issues involving Social Security Disability (SSDI and SSI) claims, appeals, benefits, forms, representatives, procedures and other general information with a focus on Texas claimants.Disability Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04410148487423820626noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547082593596899994.post-61574326864383754672008-12-24T14:40:00.000-08:002009-01-05T04:17:56.306-08:00Free SSDI SSI Disability Medical Records in Texas<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Most states have laws that limit the amount a medical provider can charge for the copy and distribution of medical records requested for use in an application for SSI and SSDI disability benefits.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The <strong>Texas Health and Safety Code</strong>, Sections 161.201 through 161.204 <strong>prohibits medical providers from charging the claimant fees for records to be </strong><strong>used in an <a href="http://dfwdisability.com/default.aspx">application for disability benefits</a></strong><strong>.</strong> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This includes </span><a href="http://dfwdisability.com/FAQ.aspx"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">SSI and SSDI benefits </span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">as well as other types of disability benefits. The vast majorty of Texas medial providers are not aware of this law and must be shown a copy of the code, which can be found by clicking this </span><a href="http://dfwdisability.com/FAQ.aspx"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">LINK</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. For more Social Security Disability information check out my website <a href="http://www.dfwdisability.com/">http://www.dfwdisability.com/</a>.</span>Disability Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04410148487423820626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5547082593596899994.post-8902266605315146452008-09-26T16:38:00.000-07:002008-12-25T15:40:37.382-08:00Texas Social Security Disability Benefit Denial Rates for FY 2007The numbers are in for <a href="http://dfwdisability.com/FAQ.aspx">Social Security Disability initial claim </a>and <a href="http://dfwdisability.com/definitions.aspx">reconsideration</a> denial rates for fiscal year 2007. The denial rate for initial claims in <a href="http://dfwdisability.com/default.aspx">Texas</a> was 58.3 percent, which was actually lower than the national average of 65.4 percent. The <a href="http://dfwdisability.com/definitions.aspx">reconsideration</a> denial rate in Texas was 80.4 percent in FY 2007, which was again lower than the national average of 87.3 percent. However, things could be better if you lived in New Hampshire (under the new system used in ten states that have eliminated <a href="http://dfwdisability.com/definitions.aspx">reconsiderations</a>) where the initial denial rate was a meager 44.8 percent. Things could be worse too! If you lived in Mississippi the intial denial rate was a staggering 76.6 percent with a <a href="http://dfwdisability.com/definitions.aspx">reconsideration </a>denial rate of 93.8 percent. For more Social Security Disability information check out my website <a href="http://www.dfwdisability.com/">http://www.dfwdisability.com</a>.Disability Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04410148487423820626noreply@blogger.com2